The SwissTech Convention Center, opened in April, is one of the most modern and best equipped conference centers in the world. With this new tool the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne reaffirms its strong position at the heart of Europe’s scientific community. Poltrona Frau Contract is the supplier for the 3.000-seat amphitheater with the Canadian technology “Gala Systems”. Thanks to this technology the large auditorium can be automatically transformed in about 15 minutes, at will, to a banquet hall of more than 1800 square meters. Multiple intermediate configurations offer event organizers unsurpassed flexibility.